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Ensemble: 2013-11-25 – Spectrum

Description: A concert featuring new compositions performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
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Date: November 25, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Robin, Brad; Kim, Yea Darm, 1992-; Fellhauer, Ryan, 1991-; Braswell, Keven, 1991-; Melnick, Sam, 1992-; Smith, Oliver Elisha, 1991- et al.

Amarcord - Chilhood (l'enfance)

Description: Recording of Bor Turel's Amarcord - Chilhood (l'enfance). This piece is the third movement of the work "Amarcord" that the composer describes as a trilogy of sonorous memories. This work was conceived as a combination of electronic, electroacoustic, and ambient instrumental recordings that were all produced in the years from 1976 to 1996.
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Date: 1996/1997
Duration: 11 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Turel, Bor

Cantos Rituales

Description: Recording of Manuel Rocha Iturbide's Cantos Rituales. The main idea behind this work was to search for different kinds of field sound recordings based in prayers and ritual singing from all around the world. These recordings were then processed through a computer and combined in order to make this composition. The composer describes this piece as a hymn dedicated to all humankind, where they are seeking a spiritual unity common to all, regardless of their culture and beliefs.
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Date: 2003
Duration: 9 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Iturbide, Manuel Rocha, 1963-

Globalcom

Description: Recording of Lennart Westman's Globalcom. The title comes from the combination of the words "global communication" and is meant to represent people expressing themselves in a universal acoustic room. This piece is for electronics and includes concrete sounds of violin, voice, percussion, etc.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 12 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Westman, Lennart

Alba

Description: Recording of Mauro Cardi's Alba. This is a work for electronics, zarb, and spoken word. The composer references the Persian God, Shams Tabrizi, in their description of the piece.
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Date: 2002
Duration: 10 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Cardi, Mauro

Gilgamesh

Description: Recording of Dirk Stromberg's Gilgamesh. This work was commissioned by Musik Gavleborg. This piece was inspired by the story of Gilgamesh which was written four thousand years ago. The story is considered a heroic epic and includes many adventures and battles. It ends with him finding the fountain of wisdom and asking timeless, philosophical questions.
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Date: 2003
Duration: 11 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Stromberg, Dirk, 1979-

Comunicacones

Description: Recording of Miguel Azguime's Comunicacones. The sound materials in this piece come from concrete sounds from a Lisbon port, communication satellites, and texts in more than 30 different languages, as well as synthetic and instrumental sounds. This work was commissioned by the Lisbon World Fair Expo'98 and the concert version premiered at the "Musica em Novembro" festival in Lisbon.
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Date: 1999
Duration: 7 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Azguime, Miguel

Palabras del sur

Description: Recording of Federico Schumacher Ratti's Palabras del sur. This work was composed in response to the call for an open work "Le monde devenu Musique l'écoute du siècle". The sound materials in this piece come from instrumentals and vocals from the Kaweskar and Yamana indigenous groups as well as the Mapuche ethnic group and sheds a light on the perspective from the south.
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Date: 1999
Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Schumacher, Federico, 1963-

Petrounka

Description: Recording of Simo Lazarov's Petrounka. This recording is a collection of mixed and modified folk melodies from regions in Bulgaria, encapsulating the atmosphere of Bulgarian villages.
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Date: 2000
Duration: 6 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Lazarov, Simo, 1948-

Souvenirs linguistiques II

Description: Recording of Henri Heuze's Souvenirs linguistiques II. This work is an homage to the Picard language and culture, which has been slowly disappearing. It includes samples of a woman and her son speaking the language as they both come from Picardy, a region in Northern France.
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Date: 1999
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Heuze, Henri
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